through
/θɹu/ preposition A1- So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave. · I drove through Lausanne on my way from Geneva to Zurich.· The bullet went right through his leg.
- So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something). · The virus broke out in the capital city and is now spreading quickly through the country.· I'm working through this box set of the TV series 'Downton Abbey'.
- From one side of (an opening) to the other. · Go straight ahead and through that door.· Look through the window.
- To or beyond the other side of (an obstacle); past. · I hope to start in the autumn, but I've got to get through the interview first.· The finance bill did not get through Congress.
- Indicating that something has been consumed or used up. · Have you got through all those chocolates already?!· The company went through its £100m startup investment in six months.
- Along the course of; used in expressions of progress towards the end of something. · We're halfway through the year.
- Throughout the duration of. · He worked through the night.· I never want to sit through another meeting like that again.
- By way of (a physical passage). · The hot water enters through this pipe.
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“Ah, Danglars!” whispered Caderousse, “you have deceived me—the trick you spoke of last night has been played; but I cannot suffer a poor old man or an innocent girl to die of grief through your fault.
“Well, did you find Diana a kindred spirit?” asked Marilla as they went up through the garden of Green Gables.
If I were to go through the world, I could not meet with a better.
The anchor was instantly dropped, and the chain ran rattling through the port-hole.
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